Sectors in Circle | AMC-10A, 2012 | Problem 10

We have to find out  the degree measure of the smallest possible sector angle.Let $x$ be the smallest sector angle and $r$ be the difference between consecutive sector angles,

Therefore the angles are $x, x+r, a+2r, \cdots. x+11r$. Now we know that sum of the angles of all sectors of a circle is \(360^{\circ}\).Can you find out the values of \(x\) and \(r\)?

can you finish the problem……..

Therefore using the AP formula we will get ,

\(\frac{x+x+11r}{2} . 12=360\)

\(\Rightarrow x=\frac{60-11r}{2}\)

can you finish the problem……..

Since all sector angles are integers so $r$ must be a multiple of 2. Now an even integers for $r$ starting from 2 to minimize $x.$ We find this value to be 4 and the minimum value of $x$ to be \(\frac{60-11(4)}{2}=8\)